Dependency, in other words, degree of dependence.
However, if one makes a spoon that only that person can use, that means there is a dependency.
Programming is similar to this. If one does not use B, C and D to implement A, but make it belong solely to A, then dependency increases.
This was the most important point YongHo learned while doing the code review with Son SeokHo after having entered Shinseki.
‘Construct a user class inside the order class and construct an order class inside the user class and make it reference each other… then if I construct again a send class inside the user class……’
As time passed, the bugs on the S Mall website decreased. However, the program complexity multiplied
The complaints of the customers decreased by 50%. Instead, the depedency of the S Mall website, which was created by integrating Shinseki Mall and Shinseki Mart into one, on YongHo, increased by 50%.
“Are you alright? You don’t look good at all.”
A big incident had already happened so everyone was clearly sensitive to their own health.
“Apply for an early leave today and go rest at home. You’ve done enough.”
“I understand.”
After eating lunch, YongHo went back home. Only YongHo went back home.
Ring ring.
“Yes, Shinseki Mall Customer Service.”
The calls to the customer service center was rising rapidly again due to the complaints of the customers. There were even various types of complaints.
“Yes, ma’am. You didn’t receive the points?”
The employees were answering each of them with a headset with a microphone attached on their heads, but they were insufficient to process all the complaints.
“What’s happening?”
The head of the center turned his gaze and looked at the electronic display in the middle. On the electronic display, the waiting calls were updating real-time.
70.
Although they were processing them, but the processed ones paled in comparison to the new ones, so the waiting calls didn’t seem like it will decrease at all.
“What did the development team say?”
“Call the development team leader right now.”
A storm was raging from the morning.
The man who was called lowered his head and and kept repeating the word ‘sorry’. In front of him a slightly younger man was waiting anxiously.
“Yes, yes. I’m sorry.”
“I will fix it as soon as possible.”
Ring ring. Ring ring.
“He’s not answering?”
“Phew… You can’t work without Lee YongHo! And who told you to give him a vacation!?”
At the angry voice, a few people inside the office stiffened. They seemed worried that they would get caught as collateral damage.
“I, I’m sorry.”
Now that YongHo wasn’t here, there were various accidents happening as if there were fireworks exploding from the morning.
At the loudly ringing voice, the atmosphere of the office instantly tightened. They all seemed tense as all their shoulders were stiff and meaningless keyboard sounds rang out.
The manager who gave YongHo a vacation lowered his head and went back to his seat. And he kept looking at the monitor, but his ‘I’m about to die’ face didn’t disappear at all.
The head of the center screamed when he looked at the electronic display which only rose.
“I, I understand.”
“I, I’m sorry.”
However, he needed to vent the anger.
If the matter became worse and somehow leaks to the mass media, then he might have had to retire without even being at the age of retirement. Shinseki’s public opinions weren’t good in the first place.
“Call the S Mall development team right now, and tell them that if the problems don’t get fixed in one hour, we won’t receive any more calls.”
Due to the request from the S Mall development team, they had multiplied the people in charge of the S Mall customer service team. Even so, they couldn’t properly solve any of the complaint calls that were increasing rapidly.
A situation where they might have to close the S Mall was approaching.
Bad cycle.
The customer service center then request the solving of the problem to the development team.
And a side effect (an action that occurs when a change occurs due to accessing an object while the programming is running) occurs.
If another developer edits y, then x needs editing along with that. However, it was very difficult to find x.
In other words, the possibility of errors occurring rises.
As the source kept getting edited, the errors increased, and the source is edited again, and even more errors occurred.
“I, I think we need Mr. Lee YongHo.”
However, they didn’t have such time. The coding that YongHo did meticulously ignored readability. Moreover, landmines known as hard coding(Coding that has no expandability nor flexibility) were hiding themselves.
The developers inside the office put all their efforts, but the landmines only exploded and was never removed.
15 Missed Calls.
‘They seem quite desperate.’
‘I’m slightly sorry but… Well, everyone only thought about themselves anyway……’
YongHo took the taxi to the hospital after changing his clothes.
“What the heck is that bastard doing and not receiving his call!!?”
“Did you call his house?”
The manager who gave YongHo a vacation replied vaguely. After moving houses, the contact info wasn’t updated yet. YongHo’s home phone number in the company was the number from when he still lived in Gaepo-dong.
“I, I will fix it.”
The general manager’s voice became more frequent. He was as quiet as the eye of the storm. He didn’t know when it would explode so the manager became even more careful.
And the place he called was the smart shopping strategy team. And the receiver was Jeong DanBi.
“Head researcher Son, can you contact Mr. YongHo right now?”
“Gasan’s side called this side since they also can’t contact him.”
“There is a serious problem in the ordering and sending in the S Mall, and it seems that they need Mr. YongHo desperately.”
Son SeokHo’s voice contained pride for YongHo. And Jeong DanBi’s face stiffened the more he was.
At Jeong DanBi’s hard words, Son SeokHo also reacted coldly.
“…*Sigh*.”
Jeong DanBi’s sighs became deeper
“Mr. YongHo? Where are you right now? Why aren’t you receiving your call!?”
“I’m unwell so I’m at the hospital. You know SooSung Hospital, right?”
For a moment, silence flowed.
It was the hospital where Yu JaeMan was currently hospitalized at. The work they were doing when Yu JaeMan collapsed was the integration of S Mall. Many engineers are invested in order to complete one project.
One person, lots of work.
“Do you know what happened at the company? We’re urgent so please come to the company immediately. I will give you a vacation after this work finishes.”
However, that didn’t work on YongHo. If he had intended to go back to the company, he wouldn’t have come to the hospital in the first place.
“…M, Mr. YongHo. The company is really urgent. Please help us out.”
“I’m sorry but I need to live too can’t you understand my situation?”
I’m sorry, but we need to live too so please understand us.
The words that the manager said to Yu JaeMan at the hospital. The words once again replayed through YongHo’s mouth. YongHo’s eyes were glistening in a blue light.